What you need on your doomsday, Mayan apocalypse shopping list

The Mayan Apocalypse, predicted for Friday, has stirred up business. Retailers are selling survival gear like portable toilets and water purifiers for those who are worried, while hotels and restaurants are throwing themed parties for those looking to have fun.
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What do you buy to prepare for a Mayan apocalypse? Are you the water treatment filter bag kind of guy or an LED party glasses—beats a flashlight— kind of girl? Alibaba is offering both of those items, among others in its Doomsday Survival Kit.

The kit includes portable toilets and emergency kits, for the Type As, an inflatable Noah’s Ark for the Type Bs, and even a superhero pet costume for your dog so that he can come to the rescue.

The e-commerce giant prepared an infographic (below) for its assortment, doing so with what we’re certain is a wink and a nod because if you actually go to their site and do a search for “apocalypse,” the first item you get an “Apocalypse Pirate Party adult costume.”

But the business created by the Mayan Apocalypse prediction which is based on the end of the Mayan calendar—just like that created for the apocalypse predicted for May 21, 2011— is no joke. FoxNews.com points out that an outfit called FirstAidGlobal.com has sold hundreds of Smoke Escape Hoods and about 140 emergency preparedness backpacks, mostly to customers in Southern California in the past week, and that hotels are hosting celebrations, and T.G.I. Friday’s is offering Mayan margaritas at a discount, with proceeds going to Feeding America.

After getting an MA in journalism from Syracuse University, Teresa worked as a general assignment newspaper reporter—general on purpose because besides the usual city hall and police articles, there was the chance to fly an F-18 with the Blue Angels and tag along with bounty hunters on a stakeout—all good preparation for covering entrepreneurs.

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